24 Month Notice Case Takes into Account COVID and Disability as Factors in Determining Notice Period :

In Sandham v Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits ( no citation yet ) Justice MacNeil award 24 months notice to a 64 year old National Brands Manager with 22 years service.

In addition to the usual Bardal Factors the Judge also took Into consideration the following factors :

1) He had spent in whole working life selling only the products of this one company.


2) He was terminated in September 2020, right in the midst of the COVID pandemic.

3) Due to vision problems, the Plaintiff lost his drivers license a few years ago, which would now ” hinder or impair his ability to secure such a position with a different employer.”

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